“In the Arkhangelsk region of Russia, a private Robinson R44 helicopter crashed, resulting in the death of two men, one of whom is believed to be the deputy of the City Duma from “United Russia” Serhii Smetanin. Source: Russian publication Meduza, Russian Telegram channels. Details: There were reports that the helicopter, which was going from the village of Bychache to the village of Karandashevska, disappeared and could not be contacted the day before.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
In the Arkhangelsk region of Russia, a private Robinson R44 helicopter crashed, resulting in the death of two men, one of whom is believed to be the deputy of the City Duma from “United Russia” Serhii Smetanin.
Source: Russian edition of Medusa, Russian Telegram channels
Details: Reports that the helicopter, which was going from the village of Bychache to the village of Karandashevska, disappeared and is not being contacted, appeared the day before.
On the morning of September 27, the Russian state agency TASS wrote that the wreckage of the helicopter had been found. The bodies of two people were also found at the scene of the accident.
A criminal case was initiated against this fact. It is reported that the flight was not approved.
“Telegram channels close to the security forces wrote on September 26 that on board were deputy of the Arkhangelsk City Duma from United Russia Serhiy Smetanin and local businessman Oleksiy Semenov, who owned the helicopter. Smetanin and Semenov were allegedly going fishing,” she concluded. Jellyfish.
Why it matters: After the introduction of sanctions against Russia for its bloody war against Ukraine, aircraft accidents have become more frequent in the Russian Federation. This was explained by the lack of necessary parts, which the Russian Federation previously imported from Western countries.
Prehistory:
- On September 17, a Robinson R66 helicopter with three people on board crashed in the Russian Federation. Later, rosZMI reported that rescuers found the dead pilot and two passengers.
- On August 15, a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of Russia.
- On July 27, an Su-34 of the Russian Air Force crashed in the Volgograd region during a scheduled training flight.
- On July 25, a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the Kaluga region of Russia, the crew died.
- On July 22, a helicopter in which FSB officers were flying was found broken in Yakutia. The bodies of the pilot and 3 passengers were also found at the crash site.